eradicate
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She came to the island just over a year ago to volunteer on the RSPB's Life Raft project to eradicate ferrets.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
At the same time, UC San Diego researchers are developing next-generation genetic technologies that could strengthen future efforts to control or eradicate screwworm.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026
There aren’t many of those critters in the Golden State and, when they’re found, officials seek to eradicate them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
Its glass carafes appeal to eco-anxious consumers who want to eradicate microplastics from their lives.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
The tiny robots are too small to see with the naked eye, but are capable of cooperating to eradicate any disease and to repair any damage done to the human body.
From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson
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While it’s not clear exactly how this happens, experts said that one explanation may be that exercise helps fight cancer by enhancing how the immune system targets and eradicates cancer cells.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 12, 2024
The immune system then recognizes and eradicates those spike proteins, thus learning how to defend against the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
From Salon ● Oct. 13, 2022
Johnson added, “It helps the drought but by no means eradicates the drought.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2022
This “Dune” almost completely eradicates the arid, meandering vision and miscues of David Lynch’s 1984 film adaptation.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 20, 2022
“We believe that preparation eradicates cowardice, which we define as the failure to act in the midst of fear,” says Four.
From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth
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In 2000, measles was declared eradicated in the United States, thanks to vaccination.
From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026
At the second they were able to remove it and send him on his way again with the wheel unencumbered, the steering issues he was suffering before that eradicated.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
The New World screwworm, eradicated 60 years ago, has re-emerged in Texas cattle, threatening over $700 million in annual losses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
It’s also because after being eradicated in the United States in the 1960s, the flesh-eating screwworm is back: A few cases have emerged in Texas.
From Slate ● Jun. 11, 2026
What a child has heard in his first six years of life cannot be eradicated later.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
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Completely eradicating the paper check, however, would be a steep psychological hill to climb.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026
Since eradicating its last ASF outbreak, three decades ago, Spain's pork industry has grown enormously, to become the biggest in Europe with a value of €25bn.
From BBC ● Apr. 5, 2026
“The task of eradicating the soil and conditions that breed corruption is still arduous.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 3, 2026
WHO has played a role in eradicating smallpox and tackling public health threats like polio, HIV, Ebola and tuberculosis.
From Barron's ● Mar. 17, 2026
Television had shrunk the world, and had in the process become a great weapon for eradicating ignorance and promoting democracy.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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